Matchless Spur & Upham Gulch
2.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Matchless Spur & Upham Gulch is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Sunset, CO. It climbs 438 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,429 – 8,842 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Garnet Spur 40.01731, -105.49262
Nearest town Sunset, CO
Directions
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Matchless Spur & Upham Gulch
2.9 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 8,430–8,843 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Garnet Spur · 40.01731, -105.49262
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
- Start on Garnet Spur, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Gordon Gulch, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Upham Spur, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Upham Gulch, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Matchless Spur, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Matchless Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Gordon Loop, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Garnet Spur, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 75°F59°
Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun
73°52°
37%
Mon
74°53°
30%
Tue
76°51°
34%
Wed
78°53°
37%
Thu
77°52°
33%
Fri
76°50°
29%
More from Garnet Spur Trailhead
- Upham Gulch 2.7 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Glacier Lake–Meridan, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 542 ft
- Gordon Gulch–Gordon Spur, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 983 ft
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